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Song composed by Johnny J. Blair. Copyright 2020 publishing pending. Full version will be released on the forthcoming album, WE'RE GETTING CLOSER TO THE SUN.

Lyrics in this song draw from Lt. Uhuru’s comments to Captain Kirk in the 1968 Star Trek TV episode, “Bread & Circuses.” This is the title track from a full-length album in the works. The album is a collection of songs based on a childlike faith in themes of the cosmos and God. Musically it pulls from late 60s experimental pop and psychedelia, surf rock, spy movie music, and future-primitive sounds. I drew inspiration from the moral tales in “The Twilight Zone” TV series, the C.S. Lewis space trilogy, and science fiction books I read in grade school from Scholastic Book Services, particularly books by Alexander Key. Some modern sci-fi (especially in film) is dystopian, depicting the human race as grubby poltroons who deserve to be enslaved by machines or brutal corporate dictators. I defer to a gentler, cleaner, and constructive brand of sci-fi, speaking towards empathy, hope, possibilities, and spiritual dynamics.

I am grateful that you listen, stream, and (yay) download this song. Your purchase of this track helps me with funds needed to finish this album. Thank you so much! I am truly grateful for your support!

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from Space Oddity / We're Getting Closer to the Sun (2020 EP), released January 5, 2020
Personnel:
Johnny J. Blair: bass, drums, acoustic & electric guitars, organ, percussion, & all vocals
Chris von Sneider: electric guitar, mastering, & mixing

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Johnny J Blair "Singer at Large" San Francisco, California

"Johnny is a virtuoso"--Brian Wilson
"Pop music with a conscience.”--Goldmine
“the Harry Houdini of rock and roll.”-- Spotlight. Listen to Johnny's fast-paced mix of old school soul, psychedelia, punk/new wave, & classic pop/rock. Singer-songwriter in his own right, he was also a sideman for Davy Jones and The Monkees + performed with David Cassidy, Al Stewart, Buddy & Julie Miller, & others. ... more

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